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Why do Americans celebrate St Patrick’s day when they have zero idea what it’s about?

Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:42 pm
Posted by CatsGoneWild
Pigeon forge, Tennessee
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:42 pm
It’s not about drinking, and it’s not about the color green
Posted by The Egg
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2004
81735 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:43 pm to
Well no shite Sherlock it's about leprechauns
Posted by tadman
Member since Jun 2020
4732 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:44 pm to
Christmas is not about getting stuff, especially cheap consumer good, Easter is not about eating candy, Halloween certainly is not about eating candy, and Thanksgiving is not about turkey.

We could go on all day but people like the chance to eat and drink with their friends.
Posted by Lgrnwd
Member since Jan 2018
6831 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:44 pm to
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It’s not about drinking, and it’s not about the color green


The hell it’s not
Posted by No Colors
Sandbar
Member since Sep 2010
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:44 pm to
Sorry for partying
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
11627 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:45 pm to
Why do Christians celebrate Christmas when it is just a rip off of a pagan festival?
Posted by blue_morrison
Member since Jan 2013
5754 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:46 pm to
Does Chicago have enough money to dye the river this year?
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
13600 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:51 pm to
God invented whiskey so the Irish wouldn’t rule the world”

Anything involving the Irish will involve drinking.
Posted by LSUDad
Still on the move
Member since May 2004
60598 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:51 pm to
I’m just waiting on Cinco De Drinko!
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:51 pm to
Because we hate snakes and love cold beer.
Posted by nitwit
Member since Oct 2007
12836 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:57 pm to
I’m thinking that Irish American immigrants celebrated their native country on that day, and for the Irish that always meant celebratory drinking .it was the best excuse in this country to celebrate being Irish. Patrick was quite secondary to all this…
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 1:59 pm to
Are you trying to drive my snake out?
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:00 pm to
Don’t give a shite. I’m half Irish and am going to get loaded today.

Tiocfaidh ár lá
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:05 pm to
I’d appreciate it if non Irish people everywhere would stop culturally appropriating my heritage.
Posted by cable
Member since Oct 2018
9735 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:10 pm to
the 4th of July IS about blowing shite up
Posted by SixthAndBarone
Member since Jan 2019
9809 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:11 pm to
And Easter isn’t about Easter bunnies and eggs, but here we are.
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired - 31 years
Member since Feb 2019
5684 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:11 pm to
quote:

Christmas is not about getting stuff, especially cheap consumer good, Easter is not about eating candy, Halloween certainly is not about eating candy, and Thanksgiving is not about turkey.

We could go on all day but people like the chance to eat and drink with their friends.




And Memorial Day is not about celebrating our deceased military and AF members who died while serving....wait
Posted by VABuckeye
NOVA
Member since Dec 2007
37461 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:12 pm to
And Cinco de Mayo isn't a Mexican holiday so what's your point?
Posted by Zap Rowsdower
MissLou, La
Member since Sep 2010
14365 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:14 pm to
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it’s not about the color green


I thought green was always connected to St. Patrick’s Day because of his use of the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish Pagans when Christianity first came to the Emerald Isle?
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
46112 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 2:25 pm to
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